Head of Safety Partnering – Pharmacovigilance Partnering

Job Description

Head of Safety Partnering | Ipsen

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Ipsen, located in Paris, France. Ipsen is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on transformative medicines in Oncology, Rare Disease, and Neuroscience, addressing areas of high unmet medical need through research and innovation. This pivotal leadership role matters because it defines and leads the global pharmacovigilance partnering strategy, ensuring strong partnerships translate into safe, compliant, and impactful outcomes for patients worldwide.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid – Paris, France

• Team: Global Patient Safety (GPS Strategy & Transformation team)
• Mission: Define and lead Ipsen’s global pharmacovigilance partnering strategy across a diverse commercial portfolio.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategy Development: Define, lead, and deploy Ipsen’s global Pharmacovigilance (PV) partnering strategy for commercial partners across the portfolio.
• Partnership Management: Oversee and be accountable for PV Agreements (PVA) and partnering with Ipsen commercial partners at the Global level.
• Governance & Oversight: Drive the oversight of commercial partners as part of the PV partnering governance structure, ensuring compliance with regulations and processes.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Lead internal alignment and communication of the PV partnering strategy and conduct negotiations with partners.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the Safety Partnering team, ensuring appropriate resourcing, capability building, and performance management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, a related field, or business administration.
• Experience: Significant experience in pharmacovigilance within the pharmaceutical industry and extensive experience in global partnering environments with proven expertise in PV agreements.
• Skills: Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation experience; expertise in change management; solid understanding of global PV regulations and inspection readiness; and a collaborative mindset.
• Bonus: Robust experience with regulatory authority inspections and internal audits, either in industry, consulting, or health authority.